iTunes Users Who Sign In With AOL Username Must Convert to Apple ID Before March 31st
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Posted February 23, 2015 at 7:29pm by iClarified
Apple has announced that customers who use an AOL Username to sign in to the iTunes Store, App Store, or iBooks Store must convert to an Apple ID before March 31, 2015.
Starting March 31, 2015, AOL will no longer allow customers to use their AOL Username (also known as an AOL Screen Name) to sign in to the iTunes Store, App Store, or iBooks Store. You must convert your AOL Username to an Apple ID in order to maintain access to the stores and to content you purchased previously.
Convert your account To convert your AOL Username to an Apple ID, sign in to iTunes on a Mac or PC with your AOL Username. Then follow the on-screen instructions.
Your new Apple ID will maintain your access to the iTunes Store, App Store, and iBooks Store, as well as all of the content you bought using your AOL Username. You can also use your Apple ID with iCloud and other Apple services.
Apple notes that it won't be able to provide support for AOL Username accounts that aren't converted by March 31st.
More details in the Apple support document linked below...
Was not aware AOL still existed. What is their reasoning in not allowing their usernames to sign into Apple? Seems odd, with the exception being they no longer plan to exist.